Innovation
8 patent families (7 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Chemistry & metallurgy, Emerging technologies; filing pace slowing. Cited 1,533 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Investor mix
8 investors on record; lead investors include ITOCHU, Enphase Energy, Sunnova.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 2 | 25% |
| Private equity | 1 | 13% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 13% |
| Other / undisclosed | 4 | 50% |